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Celebrating Our Centennial Year |
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100 Years of Ministry &
Fellowship! Thanks to all who participated in the Centennial planning meetings, and special thanks to committee leaders Jeanne Crabb, Virginia Thompson, and Betty Caley. 200 years ago, the seeds of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) took root, and for 100 years First Christian Church of Puyallup has faithfully sown its service and ministries within our church, the community, and the global parish. We have much to celebrate! |
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FCC Puyallup Centennial
Kick-Off:
Launching our 100th year
In December our Centennial Mission was "100 Non-Food Stamp Items for Exodus Housing." Exodus Housing provides transitional housing for those in need and trying to start anew. For more information, visit www.ExodusHousing.org. Thanks so much to all who dug deep to contribute to this worthy cause! The monthly mission was a complete success, garnering close to 200 items:
Hope you heard our Centennial Guest Speaker for January... former FCC Puyallup member and timothy, Pastor John Leffler and his wife Ruth graced us with their presence. January 23rd was Laity Sunday, and John preached as a former layperson from our church. He is now pastor of Castle Rock (WA) Christian Church. Joining John were lay leaders Jeanne Crabb (welcome), Megan Stanhope (Call to Worship & Invocation), Sharon Yanasak (special reading), Bonnie Goddard (Prayers of the People), Dick Clark (Scripture), Cary Stanhope (Offering & Dedication), Robin Crabb (Call to Communion), Eunice Squires (Words of Institution), Bonita Goatz (Prayer for the Loaf), Joy Clark (Prayer for the Cup), and Roxane Neslund (Benediction). Our January Centennial Mission was "100 Hours of Volunteer Community Service." Did this congregation come through! We asked for 100 hours... and got 496! We know of a few hours that weren't reported, so we're sure the total was actually over 500. How gratifying to be in the midst of so many helpful, caring people!
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Our February Centennial Mission was "100 Dollars for Souper Bowl of Caring." (www.souperbowl.org) After Worship on February 6th, our youth positioned themselves at the exits with giant SOUP pots to collect the money. Thanks to all who spared some change - once again we were able to blow away our goal, and received $165! Funds received went to Friends and Servants, a YMCA program focused on serving troubled youth and juvenile offenders in the greater Puyallup area. The purpose is to intervene and invest in their lives, to break the cycle of hopelessness and self-destruction, and to empower them to succeed. |
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Their visit coincided with the 76th Annual Golden Wedding celebration, complete with portraits for the golden couples and a rousing piano concert featuring Kerry Yanasak and Michelle (Crabtree) Leach, and their children. A good time was had by all! |
Our Centennial Guest Speaker in February was former FCC Puyallup pastor, Bernie Krager, with special music from his wife Emily. A finger food reception the day before was well-attended, and the Kragers were warmly welcomed.
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March’s Centennial Mission was "100 Children & Youth Books for Family Renewal Shelter." In March we collected new or lovingly used children's and youth books for Family Renewal Shelter. Through your kindness, we collected 143 books! Founded in 1986, the Shelter offers confidential housing, support services and programs to high-risk victims of domestic violence and their children. For more information, go to www.FamilyRenewalShelter.org. On March 3rd, Lori Price, columnist for The Puyallup Herald published an article regarding our local church and its early beginnings: Early members of Christian Church worshipped in halls. The special Centennial guest speaker for March was Dr. Steven Goetz who, along with his wife Lynn graced us with their presence on March 6th, and his sermon A Question of Vision challenged us to see others as Jesus did. Many thanks to Steve and Lynn. |
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Our Centennial Mission for April was "100 Dollars for Yakama Christian Mission." Our members and friends gave generously to this month's cause and $318 was collected for the Mission. Thanks to all those who found this a worthy cause to contribute to! Located in White Swan, WA, the Mission provides services for Native American and Hispanic communities on the Yakama Reservation. Affiliated with The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), their mission is to be a visible sign of God's presence, by offering gifts of love and ministry to all who seek spiritual nurture and support. Holy Humor Sunday on April 3rd was a big hit with jokes and silly songs (Eat Skittles, Laugh, Be Kind (sung to the tune of This Little Light of Mine), and Coffee, Coffee, Coffee (sung to the tune of Holy, Holy, Holy)), a skit featuring Mary & Martha, and a picnic-themed communion table. After Worship an old-time ice cream social honoring our 100th year (<click to see pictures) was enjoyed by all. |
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Hopefully you were on hand to welcome back FCC Puyallup timothy Noel Phillips as our guest speaker in April. Noel has an extensive background in the Disciples of Christ community and since 1990 has worked as hospital chaplain at Salem Hospital in Oregon. His message reminded us that we are to be brothers and sisters in Christ to those we meet in our daily lives - and how that relationship begins with us! Many thanks to Noel, and it was good to see his mother Dorothy, sister Dorian, and nephew Jarad back in our fold as well! Our Centennial Mission for May was "100 Hours of Volunteer Community Service." Just as in January, our members went out into the community to help minister to others. We are 100%+ successful in our missions to this point, and May was no different as we harvested 389 hours! The breakdown of hours looks like this:
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